Where does “Godes Sunu” come from?
Godes Sunu (Old English) comes from Old English godes, from Old English god, from Proto-West Germanic god, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Godes Sunu (Old English): Son of God Jesus
Definitions
- Son of God Jesus
Ancestry of “Godes Sunu”, step by step
Godes Sunu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English godes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | godes | — |
| 2 | Old English | god | a god; God, the Christian god; good |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | god | god, deity |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |